There’s nothing quite like a good book. Dive under the cover and lose yourself for a few hours or a few days. The ideal place to pick them up is a quality second hand dealer. They’re cheap, there’s always a heap of the classics, and you can tell that someone else has read and loved them before you.
By far my favourite thing is discovering an amazing new author, maybe fresh faced or maybe long dead. When a book’s only costing you $4, you can afford to take the risk and try something new. Or pick up an old childhood favourite.
Yesterday’s spur of the moment foray into Rapid Eye Books ended with the credit card out and me forcibly dragging myself away from the pile of ‘maybe I should get this one as well’ titles. It’s ok though, there’s something about books that makes it easy to justify spending the last of your food budget on a few good paperbacks.